Port-Gentil International Airport Explained

Port-Gentil International Airport
Nativename:	Aéroport international de Port-Gentil
Iata:	POG
Icao:	FOOG
Type:	Public
City-Served:	Port-Gentil, Gabon
Elevation-F:	13
Pushpin Map:	Gabon
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location of Airport in Gabon
Pushpin Label:	POG
Pushpin Label Position:	right
R1-Number:	03/21
R1-Length-M:	2591
R1-Surface:	Asphalt
Metric-Rwy:	y
Footnotes:	Sources: SkyVector^[1] Google Maps^[2] GCM

Port-Gentil International Airport (French: Aéroport international de Port-Gentil) is an airport serving the city of Port-Gentil, in Ogooué-Maritime Province, Gabon.

The Port-Gentil VOR (Ident: PG) and Port-Gentil non-directional beacon (Ident: PG) are located on the field.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Accidents and incidents

• On October 12, 2011, a Nationale Regionale Transport EMB-120, registration ZS-PYO (MSN: 120245), performing a charter flight from Libreville to Port-Gentil (Gabon), overran the end of runway 21, and came to a stop with the nose gear intact but with both main gear struts bent backwards, causing the engines to "pitch down" together with the wings. A few passengers sustained minor injuries, but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair and was written off.^{[3] [4]}

See also

• • List of airports in Gabon
• Transport in Gabon

External links

• Port-Gentil Airport
• OpenStreetMap - Port-Gentil
• OurAirports - Port-Gentil

Notes and References

1. https://skyvector.com/?ll=-0.7138921,8.7537364&chart=301&zoom=1 SkyVector Aeronautical Charts
2. https://www.google.com/maps/@-0.7138921,8.7537364,2975m/data=!3m1!1e3 Google Maps - Port Gentil
3. Web site: ASN Aircraft accident Embraer EMB-120ER Brasilia ZS-PYO Port Gentil Airport (POG) . Ranter . Harro . aviation-safety.net . 2018-08-20.
4. Web site: Accident: Nationale E120 at Port Gentile on Oct 12th 2011, unsafe nose gear, overran runway, wings twisted . avherald.com . 2018-08-20.